July 14, 2005

Come clean
... says a Baltimore Sun op-ed.

"I did not name that woman, Valerie Plame..."

Mr. Rove has said he never knew her name. But revealing that Mr. Wilson was married to a CIA agent outed her just as effectively, and may well have endangered her. How revolting it is to hear the tortured parsing of words that passes for Mr. Rove's defense in the matter: that he never "named" Ms. Plame.

Mr. Rove never came forward through all the White House denials and protestations of his innocence because he figured he could discredit Mr. Wilson to reporters and get away with it. Instead, the president's credibility suffers each day that Karl Rove remains on the White House staff.


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